Israel receives bids for construction of new desalination plant at Sorek

Israel has announced that seven local and international companies have submitted their bids to construct desalination plant at Sorek.

According to the country’s Finance Ministry, it received the bids from Israel-based IDE Technologies, Hutchinson, GES, China-based PMEC, France-based SUEZ, a partnership of Spanish firm Acciona and Israel’s Allied, and a partnership between Israel-based WPI and Spain-based Aqualia, reported Reuters.

The public-private partnership project known as Sorek 2 will become the world’s largest desalination plant once it becomes operational in 2023.

The facility will be able to produce approximately 200 million cubic meters of potable water per annum.

The new desalination plant will be built at Sorek in central part of the country, where another desalination facility has been operating since 2013. This plant produces 150 million cubic meter drinkable water per year.

Israel Accountant General Rony Hizkiyahu was quoted by The Jerusalem Post as saying: “The new facility, expected to be the largest of its kind worldwide, will increase the production of desalinated water in Israel by approximately 25% and will thereby assist the water industry in coping with the continuing deterioration of the country’s natural water resources.

“The Accountant-General’s Department, together with the equivalent branches of the Finance Ministry and other ministry partners, will continue to act to advance projects in partnership with the private sector as part of the national infrastructure strategy until 2030.”

Once the new facility is commissioned, Israel’s desalination plants will be able to cater to 85% of total household.

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